The journey may not yet even be half over, but Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter are already nearing a creative summit of sorts.  Eight months into what has already been an extensive, awards-filled...

    Writer/director Trey Edward Shults reacts to his film “Krisha” winning the John Cassavetes Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on February 27.  Celebrating with him...

          LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL 2015 LINE-UP 30 Films chosen for U.S. Fiction, Documentary and World Fiction Competitions – 18 World Premieres – –...

By Mike Takeuchi The Film Independent’s 29th Annual Spirit Awards will be held on Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica.  Hosted by Patton Oswalt, the Spirit Awards will be televised later that...

  By Mike “Tak”  Takeuch                                                                                                                                                                             ...

      DENVER FILM SOCIETY'S WOMEN+FILM VOICES FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OPENING AND CLOSING NIGHT FILMS, SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM   - Individual tickets and series passes now on sale -   DENVER...

SBIFF VIP Concierge (Santa Barbara) The SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SBIFF) is looking to hire a professional and customer service oriented VIP Concierge to assist in moving the...

http://www.filmfestivals.com/files/Fruitvale.mp4 To view the FRUITVALE STATION trailer please click link above     By Mike "Tak" Takeuchi   “This film was really something that I hoped...

  Dennis/Dee   By Mike Takeuchi   Photos by Mike Simpson for BEFORE YOU KNOW IT   (In addition to directing TRINIDAD and his most recent film BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, filmmaker PJ Raval was the...

                                                               THE WAY, WAY BACK a coming-of-age comedy/drama written and directed by Academy Award winning screenwriters (2011's THE DESCENDANTS)...